Recent News

Jon Brockman's eye injury was "severe" enough that he's not expected to practice at all this week.

Brockman's absence at camp is somewhat alarming, since he hurt himself in a freak accident way back on Sept. 10, when an elastic stretching band slipped off his foot and whipped him in the eye. Every day he misses makes it more likely Patrick Patterson will hang onto the starting PF job. Tue, Oct 2, 2012 05:59:00 PM

Brockman was hospitalized in early September with a right eye injury before being released, and he's likely just in the latter stages of recovery. Since no surgery was required, Brockman should be cleared to play before too long. Tue, Oct 2, 2012 02:03:00 PM

Jon Brockman was recently hospitalized due to a right eye injury, but he has been released and is expected to make a full recovery.

Brockman was stretching with an elastic band and was injured when the taut band slipped off his foot. There is no timetable for his return, but surgery was not required and it sounds like he'll be ready for Rockets training camp. Thu, Sep 13, 2012 09:15:00 PM

Depth Charts

With the arrival of Ty Lawson in Houston, Patrick Beverley could shift to a reserve role with the Rockets.

As a starter for the Rockets last season, Beverley was only able to compile averages of 10.1 points, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.1 three-pointers per game on 38.3 percent shooting from the field over 30.8 minutes of action. The impending reduction in minutes will cause those numbers to dip, so he's not looking like a guy that will be worth drafting in standard fantasy leagues next season.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Donatas Motiejunas (back) is expected to be ready for training camp.

Motiejunas stepped up in a big way for the Rockets last season when Terrence Jones went down, and they badly missed his ability to space the floor in the postseason. The Rockets must be confident in Jones and Motiejunas because they didn't feel the need to re-sign Josh Smith, so that is certainly a good sign for their roles moving forward. Jones has more upside and will likely start, so Motiejunas' value will be held in check while the Rockets are at full strength. Rookie Montrezl Harrell was solid during the summer league, so don't be surprised if he is in the mix for minutes as well.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Dwight Howard isn't having any lingering issues with his knee this summer.

Howard couldn't seem to stay healthy last season and only managed to play in 41 games, but it's definitely a good sign that his knee is holding up well during the offseason. He averaged 15.8 points, 10.5 boards and 1.3 blocks during the 2014-15 season, but he should easily improve upon those numbers next season if he manages to stay healthy. Clint Capela made a lot of strides last season, so the Rockets can feel confident knowing that they have a capable backup.